Bernard "Buddy" F. Clark, Jr.

Partner

Practices

Education and Clerkships

J.D., University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 1982

B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1978

Admissions

Texas

Profile

Buddy Clark chairs the firm’s Energy Practice Group representing clients in the oil and gas industry, including banks, private capital providers and producers in secured and unsecured credit transactions and equity investments; producers, joint venturers and midstream companies in oil and gas exploration, production and development agreements, and producing property and midstream acquisitions, joint developments and partnerships; and energy related litigation and bankruptcies. In June 2016, Buddy published “Oil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their Bankers,” which traces the relationship between independent producers and their capital providers in America’s oil and gas industry. Buddy is a frequent speaker at oil and gas conferences and is often cited as an authority on current issues facing the oil and gas industry in trade publications and financial journals.

Selected Client Representations

Energy lenders in senior and mezzanine syndicated, club and sole bank facilities ($10 million to $3 billion) in connection with secured reserve based oil and gas production loans, including preparation and negotiation of credit facilities, mortgages and related loan documents

Representation of capital providers and management teams for exploration and production companies

General legal advice to oil and gas companies on various transactional matters including multi-state producing property acquisitions, reserved based and production payment financings, dispute resolution and operating matters

Oil and Gas

Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyer Bernard F. Clark, Jr. is pleased to debut a deeply-researched history of the American oil business that recounts the industry’s booms and busts for more than 150 years, providing unique perspective and vital context about the current state of the energy market.

Navigating Current Oil and Gas Markets

This series of energy industry alerts provides both oil and gas producers and bankers with timely information about distressed commodity prices and legal options to consider regarding credit agreements, restructuring debt, and potential defaults.

Selected Publications and Speeches

Excerpt of “Oil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their Bankers,” Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal, Volume 2, Number 2 (2016) University of Oklahoma College of Law, Oil, Gas and Energy Center.

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